Free Student Cookbook or offers?

oldmagic

I am new to this so please don't shun me away if I have put this on the wrong board..

Dow anyone know of any free student cookbooks or equivelant available online or in stores? Or any other offers to do with food? :question:

I am on an extreamly tight budget and not always able to get online to research low budget recepies.. :huh:

Thanks,
Luu

Broke_Student

You don't need a cookbook or another website to have low budget meals - we have out very own 'Old Style' board right here! Check out that board!

Welcome to MSE!

Gingernutmeg

I don't know of any 'free' cookbooks but it's really worthwhile looking in charity shops etc for cheap cookbooks - tbh the 'student' ones aren't that brilliant, I personally think they're a bit overpriced for what they are ... you're much better off looking for a good basic cookbook. Jocasta Innes ones are good (The Pauper's Cookbook) or there's Delia's 'Frugal Food'. You can pick up 70s editions of these for 50p/£1.

oldmagic

Oh great thanks, thats really helpful Gingernutmeg..

what does 'Old Style' mean? Other than the name of the board obviously lol... I mean.. what does it cover?

Gingernutmeg

As far as I know lol, 'old style' means doing things the traditional ways - cooking from scratch, using cheaper, old-fashioned alternatives for cleaning and laundry, that kind of thing. It's a good way of learning how to save money and a brilliant way of looking at what you actually need to buy. They're great habits to pick up, especially if you're a student.

Learning to cook things from scratch is a fantastic thing to do as a student too - it can work out so much cheaper, and is generally better for you too. Again, charity shops are great for basic cookbooks - anything by 'Good Housekeeping' will be good and very reliable, or the old 'Supercook' books are good too. Personally I don't really bother with the celebrity chef/tv tie in books - they're expensive, most of the recipes can be found elsewhere and it's surprising how many mistakes there are in them.

oldmagic

Ahhh.. I see.. thanks

HOWMUCH

Try this website for ideas
http://www.beyondbakedbeans.com/

jo132000

oooh thanks for the last website, always good for new ideas!

lindas66

Do a search on google or other search engine and you'll find thousands of recipes for students or a low budget